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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance No. 4182 Amending Huntington Beach Municipal Code ITEM tutTWwA wAt ' - FjeoM �aNs�r��rr�o,J City of Huntington Beach File #: 19-644 MEETING DATE: 6/3/2019 REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members SUBMITTED BY: Lori Ann Farrell Harrison, Interim City Manager PREPARED BY: Gilbert Garcia, Chief Financial Officer Subject: Approve for Introduction Ordinance No. 4182 Amending Huntington Beach Municipal Code Chapter 2.109 Related to the Finance Commission Statement of Issue: City Council authorization is requested to amend the City of Huntington Beach Municipal Code Section 2.109 related to the Finance Commission to help clarify its role and responsibilities as requested by the City Council on May 20, 2019. Financial Impact: Not applicable. Recommended Action: Approve for introduction Ordinance No. 4182, "An Ordinance of the City of Huntington Beach Amending Sections 2.109.020, 2.109.040, 2.109.060 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code Relating to the Finance Commission." Alternative Action(s): Do not approve the recommended action and direct staff accordingly. Analysis: On March 15, 1993, the City Council created a Finance Board by adopting Ordinance No. 3184, adding Chapter 2.109 to the Huntington Beach Municipal Code (HBMC). On February 22, 2011, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 3911, deleting Chapter 2.110, and amending Chapter 2.109, creating a Finance and Investment Advisory Board. On November 7, 2011, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 3923, repealing and deleting Chapter 2.109 pertaining to the Finance and Investment Advisory Board. On May 18, 2015, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 4056, adding Chapter 2.109 and creating the Finance Commission. NO AnTION N is MW 0 8 City of Huntington Beach Page 1 of 3 Printed on 5/30/2019 TAKEN powered by LegistarT'1 File #: 19-644 MEETING DATE: 6/3/2019 HMBC Section 2.109.030 describes the purpose of the Finance Commission as follows. "The Finance Commission shall act in an advisory capacity to the City Council in matters pertaining to financial planning." Financial planning touches on nearly every aspect of City operations. This language provides the City Council full discretion to task the Finance Commission to work on a broad range of financial matters. HBMC Section 2.109.040, which describes the duties of the Finance Commission, is also broad which may inadvertently lead to some confusion. The intent of the proposed changes to HBMC 2.109 is to establish clearer roles and responsibilities for the Finance Commission as an advisory board to the City Council. Staff completed a survey of all Orange County cities in order to determine whether there are industry standards, or best practices, with respect to the role and composition of Finance Commissions. Only three (3) other Orange County cities have a Finance Commission that consists of local residents and/or business owners. Those cities are Anaheim, Costa Mesa, and Irvine. Newport Beach has a Finance Committee that consists of three (3) Councilmembers and two (2) members of the public. The City of Yorba Linda has a Finance Committee that consists of two (2) Councilmembers. The City of Dana Point disbanded its Finance Commission in favor of a Financial Review Committee, which consists of five (5) members: two (2) public, one (1) staff (City Manager) and two (2) Council Members (Mayor as Chair, and Mayor Pro Tern as Vice Chair). Staff researched the role of Finance Commissions in other cities and also evaluated the past practices of the City of Huntington Beach's Finance Commission over the past few years. The Finance Commission has completed a number of important projects in the past, such as a comprehensive review of the financial statements and funds of the Downtown Business Improvement District (BID); an analysis of the proposed amendments to the Citywide Master Fee and Charges Schedule; and a review of recommendations provided by staff to the City Council on proposed Budget Balancing Measures. In each of these cases, the City Council requested that the Finance Commission study these items and develop recommendations for City Council consideration. Much of the most valuable work that the Finance Commission has done has been driven by the City Council's priorities and specific direction providing a clear nexus between the work of the Finance Commission and the priorities of the City Council. The intent of the proposed ordinance is to clarify the role of the Finance Commission as an advisory body that fills an important role in providing public transparency and feedback regarding specific financial matters of particular interest to the City Council. Moreover, the proposed changes serve to more appropriately align the Ordinance with the City Council's past practice in tasking the Finance Commission with the special projects and assignments that are of the greatest priority to the City Council as a governing body. Environmental Status: Not applicable. Strategic Plan Goal: City of Huntington Beach Page 2 of 3 Printed on 5/30/2019 powered by Legistar M File #: 19-644 MEETING DATE: 6/3/2019 Enhance and maintain high quality City services Attachment(s): 1. Ordinance No. 4182, "An Ordinance of the City of Huntington Beach Amending Sections 2.109.020, 2.109.040, 2.109.060 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code Relating to the Finance Commission." 2. Legislative Draft 3. Comparison Chart of Other Orange County Cities City of Huntington Beach Page 3 of 3 Printed on 5/30/2019 powered by Lep(starT'^ ORDINANCE NO. 4182 AN ORDINANCE OF THE 'CITY OF hUNTINGTON BEACH AMENDING SECTIONS 2.109.020, 2.109.040, AND 2.109.060 OF TFr E HUNT GTON BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE,RELATING TO THE FINANCE C"03MMI ION The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby ordain follows: SECTION 1. Huntington Beach Municipal Code Chapter 2.109 ' hereby amended as follows: 2.109.010 Creation. There is hereby created a Finance Commission. 2.109.020 Composition. The Finance Commission shall consist of sev (7) members who are residents of the City. Each City Council Member shall appoint on member of the Commission to serve the same term as the City Council member. It is prey rred that members have a background that includes experience in business administratior. securities trading, financial planning, banking, auditing, accounting, or a closely related.an elevant field. The Commission shall adopt suc hyiaws and rules as it deems ne:essary to provide for its Chair and officers and their method f selection, time and place of meetings anc for such other matters relative to its work and dministration of its duties which are not ctherwise provided for by statute or ordinanc . 2.109.030 Purpose. The Finance Comm' sion shall act in an advisory capacity to the City Council :n matters pertaining to financial pl ing. 2.109. 4,0 D ies. The Finan Commission shall have the duty to; A. .espond to written requests of a City Council majority to rev Fv;T a.-id make recommendations regarding such items as: 1. Annual budget review; 2. New and increased revenue seurces; 3. User fees, fines and charges; 4. Fisca: impacts of major projects, 5. Perform such other duties or studies as may be directed Lc %vritirg by a City Council majority. NO ACTION TAKEN Ordinance No. 4182 2.109.050 Authority. A. It is intended that the Finance Commission act only in an advisory capac; and not be vested with final authority in the establishment of priorities or th expenditure of funds. B. The Finance Commission shall not interfere with the duties of elected or appointed officer or employee. 2.109,060 Operating Policies, Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, the Commiss' n shall conform to operating policies for Boards and Commissions as set forth in Chapter 2.1 of the Huntington Beach. Municipal Code. The Commission shall meet on.an as-neede asis as directed by C-le City Council. 2.109.070 Financia] Disclosure. In accordance with California Law, member of the Finance Commission shall be required to file appropriate statements of econom' interest. 2.109.080 Brown Act. Meetings of the Finance Commis 'on shall be subject to the open meeting law. SECTION 2. This ordinance hall become effective thirty (30) days from the date of its adoption. NO ACTION 19-7674/Ordinance No.4182-revised TAKEN Ordinance No. 4 182 PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council ofthe City of Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the day;o` , 2019. Mayor ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO ORIM: Igv, City Clerk C� City A rney I Ned REVIEWED AND APPROVED: I1-1ITIAT AND APPROVED: City Pv/anager Cl4ief Finance Officer N ACTION 19-7674/Ordinance No.4182-revised TAKEN LEGISLATIVE DRAFT HBMC 2.109 FINANCE COMMISSION 2.109.010 Creation There is hereby created a Finance Commission. 2.109.020 Composition The Finance Commission shall consist of seven L7. members who are residents of the City. Each City Council member shall appoint one member of the Commission to serve the same term as the City Council member. It is preferred that members have a background that includes experience in business administration, securities trading, financial planning, banking auditing, accounting, or a closely related and relevant field. The Commission shall adopt such bylaws and rules as it deems necessary to provide for its Chair and officers and their method of selection, time and place of meetings and for such other matters relative to its work and administration of its duties which are not otherwise provided for by statute or ordinance. 2.109.030 Purpose The Finance Commission shall act in an advisory capacity to the City Council in matters pertaining to financial planning. 2.109.40 Duties The Finance Commission shall have the duty to: A. Respond to written requests of the City Council majority to review and make recommendations regarding such items as: 12. Annual adopted budget review; 2-. New and increased revenue sources; T4"~^sg-1s related to finaneial 3. User fees, fines and charges: 4. Fiscal impacts of major projects; 5. Ser-viee conty- ets on an as needed basis; and b. Pfoposed State or Federal 7 0 slab. whieh impaets the Gity's fi„anees 5. Perform such other duties or studies as may be directed in writing by ity Council majority. 1 19-7674/204705 B. Per-fefm stieh other-duties E)r- studies as may be dir-eeted by the City Ge�tneil. C4057 2.109.50 Authority A. It is intended that the Finance Commission act only in an advisory capacity and not be vested with final authority in the establishment of priorities or the expenditure of funds. B. The Finance Commission shall not interfere with the duties of any elected or appointed officer or employee. 2.109.060 Operating Policies Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, the Commission shall conform to operating policies for Boards and Commissions as set forth in Chapter 2.100 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code. The Commission should meet ^nee per-mo on an as-needed basis as directed by the City Council. 2.109.070 Financial Disclosure In accordance with California Law, members of the Finance Commission shall be required to file appropriate statements of economic interest. 2.109.080 Brown Act Meetings of the Finance Commission shall be subject to the open meeting law. 2 19-7674/204705 ORANGE COUNTY CITIES THc f CITIZEN FINANCE COMMISSION City Commission 0 MOW, Anaheim Budget, Investment, and Technology Commission (BIT) At least quarterly Costa Mesa Finance & Pension Advisory Committee Monthly Irvine Finance Commission At least monthly NHI 49 4 • • � � r • Dana Point Financial Review Committee consisting of Councilmembers, staff and public Newport Beach Finance Committee consisting of Councilmembers and public Wq pu blic ` � (N ita7n F °h ' � fi Aliso Viejo Brea Investment Advisory Committee consisting of Councilmember, staff and public Buena Park Cypress Fountain Valley Fullerton Investment Advisory Committee consisting of Councilmember, staff and public Garden Grove Measure O -Citizen's Oversight Committee La Habra La Palma City Council motion to establish Finance Commission based on Irvine model failed La Palma August 6, 2013 Laguna Beach Laguna Hills Laguna Niguel Investment, Banking&Audit Committee consisting of Councilmembers and public Laguna Woods Investment Policy Review Committee consisting of two Councilmembers Lake Forest Los Alamitos Mission Viejo Investment Advisory Commission Orange Audit Committee consisting of staff and public Placentia Financial Audit Oversight Committee Rancho Santa Margarita San Juan Capistrano San Clemente Investment Advisory Committee consisting of Councilmember, staff and public Economic Development, Infrastructure, Budget &Technology consisting of three Santa Ana Councilmembers Seal Beach Stanton Tustin Audit Commission Villa Park Investment Advisory Committee consisting of Councilmembers and public Westminster Citizens Oversight Committee -transactions and use tax review committee Yorba Linda Finance Committee consisting of two Councilmembers Estanislau, Robin From: Graham, Antonia Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 7:46 PM To: Estanislau, Robin; Esparza, Patty Subject: Fwd: Approve for Introduction Ordinance No. 4182 Amending Huntington Beach Municipal Code Chapter 2.109 Related to the Finance Commission SUPPLEMENTAL. Sent from my iPhone COMMUNICATION Please excuse any typos ctti90t� Begin forwarded message: Agenda Ian No.: " From: M Dardis <mdardis r verizon.net> Date: May 31, 2019 at 7:41:09 PM PDT To: <erik.petersonAsurfcity-hb.org>, <mike.posey(ksurfcity hb.org>, <lyn.semeta(_&surfcity- hb org>, <hbmissjill@aol.com>, <barbara.del lg eizenae surfcity-hb.org>, <patrick.brendenAsurfcity=hb.org>, <Kim.Carr(c�r�,surfcily-hb_org>, <cfikes e surfcity-hb.org> Cc: <cfikesnsurfcity-hb.org>, <antonia. raham ,surfcity, hb.org>, <Michael.Gates(ksurfcity- hb org> Subject: Approve for Introduction Ordinance No. 4182 Amending Huntington Beach Municipal Code Chapter 2.109 Related to the Finance Commission Mayor and Distinguished HB City Council members: My comments concern: Consent Calendar item # 19- 64430.Approve for Introduction Ordinance No. 4182 Amending Huntington Beach Municipal Code Chapter 2.109 Related to the Finance Commission As a SEHB resident for 48 years have several concerns and questions regarding this ordinance as it will result in eliminating transparency and overview of critical items that benefit the taxpayers of HB. This ordinance will eliminate the following and completely "gut" the purpose of the Finance Committee and prevent any oversight by the citizen taxpayers who at present have limited exposure. Will eliminate the following common audit performance issues: 1 .Fiscal Polices, Financial Planning and Funding 12. Annual adopted budget review New and increased revenue sources: proposals related to financial matters 3. Service contracts on an as needed bases 6. Proposed Sate or Federal Allegation which impacts the City Finances Now who do you propose will be the citizen taxpayer's overseer on this measure? We have had in the past years One Mayor and One City Council person serve time at the Rebar Motel. We had One Council member who kept his X wife on the City Health Plan paid by the citizen taxpayers and the HB City Council never even censured the City Council person nor was an audit performed on how many dollars he "ripped off' from the city. What funds if any were paid back and what is the supporting documentation. I realize that HB does not have a City Auditor whose position would be to audit and question various expense items. My question is: does anyone undertake any Audits: • Who Audits the Accounts Payable's against the Purchase Orders • Who Audits the Purchase Orders to see if they comply and are fulfilled with the Shipping Invoice and the Receiving documentation • Who audits the Expense Reports to see if the Expenses meet the requirements • Who audits the contracts between the amounts billed and the amounts authorized. • What is the recovery amount from the Audits. Does anyone perform any Audits whatsoever. Yet, a select majority of HB City Council members now want to shrink the responsibility of the citizen taxpayers oversight Committee. Evidentially, to cover up some irregularities or expose and hold Accountable certain Departments for not 2 following General Accepted Accounting Principles and Practices. When 52% of your budget goes to Police and Fire with no checks and balances, we the Peasant Taxpayers have a problem.. The HB City Council wants citizen taxpayers input and volunteering, but it now appears only on the HBCC terms. Thou shall not question any actions taken by the HB City Council as you and your Commission will be eliminated as democracy does not exist in HB let alone Transparency. Please OPPOSE ITEM 30 ITEM 19-64430.Approve for Introduction Ordinance No. 4182 Thanks Milt Dardis Huntington Beach Ca 3 Estanislau, Robin From: Graham, Antonia Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2019 1:06 PM To: Estanislau, Robin; Esparza, Patty Subject: Fwd: Consent Calendar item# 19-64430.Approve for Introduction Ordinance No. 4182 Amending Huntington Beach Municipal Code Chapter 2.109 Related to the Finance Commission SUPPLEMENTAL Sent from my iPhone COMMUNICATION Please excuse any typos Meeing Deter, Begin forwarded message: /Agenda '-��5L Ibm NO.' From: Carmen Villar<cavillarnverizon.net> Date: June 2, 2019 at 1:03:01 PM PDT To: 'erik.peterson' <erik.petersongsurfcity-hb.org>, 'mike.posey' <mike.posey_gsurfcity- hb org>, 'lyn.semeta' <lyn.semeta cr,surfcity-hb.org>, 'hbmissjill' <hhmissjill(a�aol.com>, 'barbara.delgleize' <barbara.del leizensurfcity-hb.org>, 'patrick.brenden' <patrick.brenden car surfci_ -hb.org>, 'Kim.Carr' <Kim.Carrgsurfcity hb.org>, 'cfikes' <cfikes e,surfcity-hb.org> Cc: <cfikes(ksurfcity-hb.org>, 'antonia.graham' <antonia.graham(a�surfcitp-h� b•org>, 'Michael.Gates' <Michael.Gatesasurfcity-hb.org> Subject: Consent Calendar item # 19-64430.Approve for Introduction Ordinance No. 4182 Amending Huntington Beach Municipal Code Chapter 2.109 Related to the Finance Commission Mayor and Distinguished Huntington Beach City Council members: As a SEHB resident have several concerns and questions regarding this ordinance as it will result in eliminating transparency and overview of critical items that benefit the taxpayers of Huntington Beach. This ordinance will eliminate the purpose of the Finance Committee and prevent any oversight by the citizen taxpayers who at present have limited exposure. I realize that Huntington Beach does not have a City Auditor whose position would be to audit and question various expense items. My question is: Who Audits the Accounts Payable's against the Purchase Orders • Who Audits the Purchase Orders to see if they comply and are fulfilled with the Shipping Invoice and the Receiving documentation • Who audits the Expense Reports to see if the Expenses meet the requirements • Who audits the contracts between the amounts billed and the amounts authorized. Yet, a select majority of Huntington Beach City Council members now want to shrink the responsibility of the Citizen Taxpayers Oversight Committee. Why? Please OPPOSE ITEM 30 ITEM 19-64430. Approve for Introduction Ordinance No. 4182 Thanks Carmen Villar ESET NOD32 Antivirus This email was scanned, no threats were found. Detection engine version: 19457 (20190602) http://www.eset.com 2 Estanislau, Robin From: pacj <pacj_03@yahoo.com> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 9:43 PM To: Estanislau, Robin Subject: Item 30...6/30/2019 CC Meeting Robin, I realize this item has been pulled, however, please forward my supplemental communication to the council members. Dear Council Members, A periodic council review of all committees and commissions is appropriate. It would be helpful to understand what prompted a review of the Finance Commission and that any proposal to alter that commission accompany the proposal. Tightening the requirements for commission membership seems sound; changing the monthly meetings to "as needed" is not sound. Sincerely, Pat Quintana SUPPLEMENTAL. COMMUNICATION Mee" Agenda Ilan No: a � City of Huntington Beach INTER-DEPARTMENT COMMMUNICATION HUNTINGTON BEACH TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Lori Ann Farrell Harrison, Interim City Manage DATE: May 31, 2019 SUBJECT: REQUEST TO WITHDRAW ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM NO. 30 FROM THE JUNE 3, 2019 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Please pull Agenda Item #30 "Approve for Introduction Ordinance No. 4182 Amending Huntington Beach Municipal Code Chapter 2.109 Related to the Finance Commission" from the June 3, 2019, City Council Meeting Agenda. c: Executive Team City Clerk's Office SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meaft Date: 4:� Agenda Hem No.- iyu-�cr/_5 ly �� 0�d +IM City of Huntington Beach INTER-DEPARTMENT COMMMUNICATION HUNTINGTON BEACH TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Robin Estanislau, City Clerkf2� DATE: June 6, 2019 SUBJECT: SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS NOT ANNOUNCED DURING THE JUNE 3, 2019 CITY COUNCIL MEETING I am contacting you about an error that occurred in the reporting of Supplemental Communications for the June 3, 2019 meeting. We have a dedicated email address used by members of the public to provide agenda comments. My attempts to open agendacomments(a)surfcity-hb.org on both Friday, May 31, and Monday, June 3 afternoons failed to display any contents -- the inbox appeared to me to be empty. I typically rely on support staff to monitor this process, but I managed the compilation and publication of the 6/3 agenda packet on my own. Yesterday afternoon my Deputy discovered that the Agenda Comments inbox had several communications (attached), and we will take the appropriate action to include them as part of the record for each respective 6/3 agenda item: Awards and Presentations #12— Historic Wintersburg Preservation Task Force (2) Consent#18— IRC Recommendation "E" (2) Public Hearing #26—Adoption of City Budget (2) ;K Administrative Items #30 (Pulled) — Finance Commission Ordinance (27) To prevent this oversight from happening again, I sought assistance from a representative in our Information Services department who flagged the inbox in a manner that makes it easily accessible. My sincere apologies... c: Lori Ann Farrell Harrison, Interim City Manager Travis Hopkins, Interim Assistant City Manager Michael Gates, City Attorney Switzer, Donna From: Dombo,Johanna Sent: Monday, June 03, 2019 1:06 PM To: Agenda Comment Cc: Fikes, Cathy; CITY COUNCIL Subject: FW: item 30 AGENDA COMMENT -----Original Message----- From: Rita Barry<rrbarryl5@gmail.com> Sent: Monday,June 03, 2019 1:03 PM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: item 30 Dear Mayor Peterson and City Council I urge you to Oppose Agenda Item 30 that will basically destroy the Finance Commission and remove their ability to provide any citizen input and oversight to help city council and our city. Very ImportantM Rita Barry 55 year citizen of HB SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meeftg Deb: Agenda Item No.; Switzer, Donna From: Dee Wood <dwood9119@gmai1.com> Sent: Monday,June 03, 2019 12:29 PM To: CITY COUNCIL Cc: Agenda Comment; Fikes, Cathy; CITY COUNCIL Subject: Vote No on Agenda Item 30 AGENDA COMMENT To: The Huntington Beach City Council From: Dee & Kurt Wood, Residents Huntington Beach Dear Mayor Peterson and City Council Members; We, as residents of Huntington Beach are concerned to see Agenda Item 30 on your City Council agenda. We do NOT support eliminating a citizen oversight committee providing oversight! The Commission merely advises, suggest and makes recommendations. Leave the Finance Commission alone! It's unprofessional and unethical to appoint citizens to a committee and then suggest they aren't qualified to sit on the committee. The last time the Finance Commission was disbanded, it was because they dared suggest changes to pension calculations. . Now, when they suggest a study to outsource a department, you want to neuter them to the point they might as well be disbanded. No way should CITIZENS HAVE LESS INVOLVEMENT, LESS OVERSIGHT AND LESS TRANSPARENCY into the city's finances. As local citizens,we ask you to do everything possible to promote good, ethical government. Vote No on Agenda Item 30. Respectfully, Dee & Kurt Wood 4031 Morning Star Dr, Huntington Beach, CA 92649 SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meeting Date: Agenda Item No.• � Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday,June 03, 2019 10:38 AM To: Agenda Comment Cc: Fikes, Cathy; CITY COUNCIL Subject: FW: Oppose Agenda item 30 AGENDA COMMENT From: stephanie green <steffie home @gmail.com> Sent: Monday,June 03, 2019 10:16 AM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject:Oppose Agenda item 30 HB City Council; I am not sure what would prompt the agenda 30 item? I can't imagine a situation that would lead you to want less resident participation. I can't imagine why you would seek less transparency. I would ask that you not only oppose this agenda item, but you look further into why the city staff would propose such an item. The residents of HB deserve to have a say in how money is spent in their city. I don't always agree with the direction some of our commissions recommend, but 1 100% support having them and allowing them to give recommendations to our city council. Please vote NO on Agenda Item 30. Stephanie Green 18041 Starmont Ln, Huntington Beach, CA 92649 714-402-8070 SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meefing D.- Agenda Item No.: i Switzer, Donna From: Dombo, Johanna Sent: Monday, June 03, 2019 8:20 AM To: Agenda Comment Cc: Fikes, Cathy; CITY COUNCIL Subject: FW: Vote no on Agenda Item 30 AGENDA COMMENT SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Medng Date: Johanna Domko executive Assistant Agenda Item No.: office of the City Manager, City of Huntington 15cach 719-.556.5575 Johanna.dombo@surfcity-hb.org From: surfcitysocal@gmail.com <surfcitysocal@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 1:58 PM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject:Vote no on Agenda Item 30 Dear Mayor Peterson and City Council Members: This email is to urge a no vote on agenda item 30. The issue at hand is why is staff politicking and what effect is it having on the city? Is a citizen oversight board proposing measures to save the voters and taxpayers money something that should be discouraged? Staff are not elected and therefore, aren't accountable to the voters as members of the city council are. We already know that staff works behind the scenes to sway the politics in the city as we saw recently with Antonia Graham recruiting outsiders to come and speak at a city council meeting to sway the vote on Community Choice Aggregation.This city's staff appears to be free to act as an unelected political body that is unaccountable to voters. With the most recent actions, it appears that staff has taken it a step further and may have worked directly with council members to exert influence. And what is the commonality between these two situations? Staff seeking to increase workload to justify their position as operating outside the purview of the voters. Frankly, there should be an investigation into the actions and intentions of staff, including Lori Ann Farrell, and whether they colluded with Council Member Posey and Council Member Carr to intimidate the volunteer citizen finance commission, as they clearly did at the last finance commission meeting. At the very least, there should be an investigation into whether all the individuals involved engaged in unethical, and possibly illegal actions leading up and including to the previous city council study session and the subsequent finance commission meeting. If it comes down to choosing between paid staff who were possibly working with certain council members against the best interests of the people of Huntington Beach, and a volunteer citizens group, I'll pick the volunteer citizens group every time. 1 Again, I urge you to vote no on agenda item 30 and bring those responsible to bear for behavior and actions detrimental to a city that seeks to promote good, ethical government. Sincerely, Teri Pool **** Princess Circle Huntington Beach, CA 92646 surfcitysocal@gmaii.com z Switzer, Donna From: Taylor Haug <taylorhaug@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 7:26 PM To: CITY COUNCIL Cc: Agenda Comment; Fikes, Cathy; CITY COUNCIL Subject: Reject item 30 AGENDA COMMENT I agree 100%with the comments below. City Council members. . . I urge you to REJECT any attempts to eviscerate and render impotent the Finance Commission (composed of citizen volunteers), whose stated purpose is to "act in an advisory capacity to the City Council in matters pertaining to financial planning." [Source: City's website] The Commission merely advises, suggests and makes recommendations — it remains your domain, as elected City Council members, to set policy. If you approve Item 30 on the Agenda Monday evening,you will be telling the Commission to go to sleep, and be awakened only by a majority of the Council members if and when they see fit. This is not what a standing citizen's oversight and advisory committee should do. There should be more citizen input and oversight—not less—particularly in areas regarding the fragile finances of our City, and the good shepherding of taxpayer monies. Also, if there should be a requirement that the members of the Finance Commission have a "finance" background,then the corollary should be that all City Council members have a bachelor's degree in Public Administration. Is that what you want? Please REJECT Item 30. Leave the Finance Commission alone. Taylor Haug Huntington Beach SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Date: - ..,� Agenda Item No. Switzer, Donna From: Gino J. Bruno <gbruno@socal.rr.com> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 3:12 PM To: CITY COUNCIL Cc: Agenda Comment; Fikes, Cathy; CITY COUNCIL Subject: REJECT Item 30 (Finance Commission) AGENDA COMMENT City Council members . . . I urge you to REJECT any attempts to eviscerate and render impotent the Finance Commission (composed of citizen volunteers), whose stated purpose is to "act in an advisory capacity to the City Council in matters pertaining to financial planning." [Source: City's website] The Commission merely advises and makes recommendations — it remains your domain, as elected City Council members, to set policy. If you approve Item 30 on the Agenda Monday evening, you will be telling the Commission to go to sleep, and be awakened only by a majority of the Council members if and when they see fit. This is not what a standing citizen's oversight and advisory committee should do. There should be more citizen input and oversight— not less — particularly in areas regarding the fragile finances of our City, and the good shepherding of taxpayer monies. Also, if there should be a requirement that the members of the Finance Commission have a "finance" background, then the corollary should be that all City Council members have a bachelor's degree in Public Administration. Is that what you want? Please REJECT Item 30. Leave the Finance Commission alone. Gino J. Bruno Huntington Beach SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meting Data: Agenda Item No.. 1 Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 1:29 PM To: Agenda Comment Cc: Fikes, Cathy; CITY COUNCIL Subject: FW: OPPOSE Agenda Item 30 SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION AGENDA COMMENT Meeting Date: . '3 --/ From: Leo Soukeris<Leo@OCN.ORG> Agenda Item No.: O Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 1:23 PM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: FW: OPPOSE Agenda Item 30 Dear Mayor Peterson and City Council; I urge you all to Oppose Agenda Item 30 that will basically dismantle the Finance Commission and remove their ability to provide any citizen input and oversight to help city council and our city. This is a step in the WRONG direction for Huntington Beach. We need more citizen participation, certainly not less! Please OPPOSE ITEM 30. Leo Soukeris DRE license#01018789 and 01342606 First Olympic Realty, Inc. 7372 Prince Drive, Suite 102 Huntington Beach, CA 92647 Office: 714-375-9162 Fax: 714-841-3053 Mobile: 714-325-4862 Real Estate Broker Member of the Orange County Association of Realtors Member of the California Association of Realtors Member of the National Association of Realtors Member of CRMLS, Metrolist and Bareis MLS Please refer your family and friends to me and I will gladly assist them with their real estate needs. 1 Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 1:30 PM To: Agenda Comment Cc: Fikes, Cathy; CITY COUNCIL Subject: FW: OPPOSE Agenda Item 30 AGENDA COMMENT From: Margaret Arnold <margaret.arnold8@verizon.net> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 1:23 PM To:CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 30 Dear Mayor Peterson and City Council Members: We urge you to OPPOSE Agenda Item 30 that will basically destroy the Finance Commission and remove the ability of its members to provide any citizen input and oversight to help the City Council and the City of Huntington Beach. We are concerned, as HB residents for almost 52 years, that the city can consider dismantling or destroying Boards and Commissions that allow citizen participation because some city officials/employees do not like what they're doing. This is wrong! We need more citizen involvement and participation, not less. Please OPPOSE Agenda Item 30. Thank you. Roy & Margaret Arnold 16262 Wishingwell Lane Huntington Beach 92647 SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION ION Meeft Date. 3 Agenda inn W.• - s�17 Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 11:38 AM To: Agenda Comment Cc: Fikes, Cathy; CITY COUNCIL Subject: FW:Agenda Item 30 SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION AGENDA COMMENT MWN Date Agenda Item Plo.• From: rob.pool.oc@gmail.com<rob.pool.oc@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 11:15 AM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject:Agenda Item 30 Dear Mayor Peterson and City Council members, To say that I am concerned about agenda item 30—and its intent—would be a huge understatement. I was at the Finance Commission meeting. I am a witness to the shady, backroom intimidations that occurred there. Some of you should be ashamed of yourselves. But you're not.You worked with staff to come up with this nugget. And why? Because they dared to investigate ways for the city to save money? How dare they do the job that many of you charged them with in the first place! So, I ask, are you no longer interested in having a commission investigate, and suggest, ways to save our city—and, by extension our taxpayers, money?This can only mean that some of you must now lay down and abandon your mantle of"economic conservatism". It is well known that this has happened before.The last time the Finance Commission existed, it was disbanded for doing its job. I find it disturbing that some of you are allowing history to repeat itself. If you vote for agenda item 30,you are sending a message to the citizen members of every other board and commission. You are telling them they only exist as"window dressing", something that looks good on our city website. Bottom line, the message you are sending EVERY citizen in this city is that each of you don't really care about the concerns of the people you represent. Is that really the message you think is appropriate? Further, each of you appointed a member of this commission.And yet staff is now proposing to change the requirements of an appointee.That can only mean one thing.Staff thinks that some of you made poor choices. Who's choice was poor?Councilperson Hardy? Does staff not think Jay Hudson is qualified to be a member of this commission? How about Councilman Posey? Perhaps its Laura Romero that they are targeting? No, it must be Councilperson Delgleize's choice. Can you defend Charles Bunten as your appointment to this commission? Councilperson Carr- not many people have even heard the name Stephanie Gledhill. Please defend her qualifications to staff. Perhaps it's you and your choice that staff is targeting. Patrick Brenden with Gracey Van Der Mark, Erik Peterson with Frank Lo Grasso, Lyn Semeta with Ron Sterud. Staff is targeting each of your rights, as city council people,to make appointments independent of any interference by staff. Staff is not elected—each of you are.You need to remember that you are accountable to the citizens that elected you — not to staff. If staff is able top change the qualifications of this commission, are any of the other commissions and boards safe from their interference? On a personal note, I will close the sale of my business on June 10. 1 will be semi-retired. As someone who seeks a sense of purpose in his life, I have been considering what the next chapter of my life might look like. I have considered the i possibility of becoming more involved with the workings of our city. But now, I really am asking myself,would I serve any vital function to make Huntington Beach a better place to live?Or would I simply be attending meetings where my involvement was really neither wanted nor meaningful. If you vote for agenda item 30, 1 suspect there will be many more citizens with the same thoughts as mine. How will our city work without those willing to serve on the Citizen Participation Advisory Board? How about the Public Works Commission? How would it be if we couldn't even fill a Planning Commission?Would our city look—and work—differently. The ramifications of your vote on agenda item 30 will be felt far and wide. Be careful you consider all of them. And let it go on the public record that this citizen urges you to vote no on agenda item 30. Respectfully, Rob Pool 2 Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 1:28 PM To: Agenda Comment Cc: Fikes, Cathy; CITY COUNCIL Subject: FW: OPPOSE Agenda Item 30 AGENDA COMMENT From: Pat Garcia <Pat@escrow.net> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 1:18 PM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 30 Dear Mayor Peterson and City Council; I urge you all to Oppose Agenda Item 30 that will basically dismantle the Finance Commission and remove their ability to provide any citizen input and oversight to help city council and our city. This is a step in the WRONG direction for Huntington Beach. We need more citizen participation, certainly not less! Please OPPOSE ITEM 30. 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SUPPLEMENTAL Dorothy Newbrough COMMUNICATION 20381 Brentstone Ln, Huntington Beach Meetlny Date: Agenda Item No.- • � � -�rs HUNTINGTONBEACH.LEGISTAR.COM City of Huntington Beach -File#: 19-644 Title:Approve for Introduction Ordinance No.4182 Amending Huntington Beach Municipal Code Chapter 2.109 Related to the Finance Commission 1 Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 11:37 AM To: Agenda Comment Cc: Fikes, Cathy; CITY COUNCIL Subject: FW: OPPOSE AGENDA ITEM 30 AGENDA COMMENT From: Kathryn and Antoinette<acmarchft@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 11:30 AM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: OPPOSE AGENDA ITEM 30 To the Huntington Beach City Council: Thank you in advance for reading this. I strongly believe that city governments need more transparency, not less! Please leave the Finance Commission as-is. Diminishing their responsibilities and abilities isn't right. The Finance Commissions positions cost nothing to taxpayers and create a bridge between city government and the people represented by our elected councilmen and women. Commissions create more trust in the people we vote in. Thank you again for your time. Sincerely, Antoinette Dowling SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION MeWft DaW: �-3 -/ Agen&Rem ram.• A -3-=AF Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 10:45 AM To: Agenda Comment Cc: Fikes, Cathy; CITY COUNCIL Subject: FW: Oppose Item 30 SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA COMMENT COMMUNICATION Acting Date: From: ROSE, BLAKE<broee@cfiemail.com> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 10:41 AM Agenda item No.: To:CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Oppose Item 30T Dear Mayor Peterson and City Council I urge you to Oppose Agenda Item 30 that will basically destroy the Finance Commission and remove their ability to provide any citizen input and oversight to help city council and our city. What message does this send to all citizen participation Boards and Commission if the city can dismantle or destroy them on a whim or worse yet, a vendetta? This is a step in the WRONG direction for Huntington Beach. We need more citizen participation, certainly not less! Please OPPOSE ITEM 30!! Blake Rose 312 10th Street, Apt. J Huntington Beach, CA 92648 Sincerely, Blake Rose, CFP° Pinnacle Strategies Insurance and Financial►Services Registered Representative Centaurus Financial, Inc. 3211 West Warner Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92704 Phone: 714-263-0301 Ex. 119 Fax: 714-263-0392 CA Insurance License # OD06078 www.rolloveaourira.com Securities offered through Centaurus Financial,Inc.a registered broker/dealer and registered investment advisor,a member FINRA and SIPC. 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These marks are awarded to individuals who successfully complete the CFP Board's initial and ongoing certification requirements. 2 Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 10:40 AM To: Agenda Comment Cc: Fikes, Cathy; CITY COUNCIL Subject: FW: Oppose Item 30 AGENDA COMMENT From:Terry Schomburg<terry@scr.org> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 10:37 AM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Oppose Item 30 Dear Mayor Peterson and City Council I urge you to Oppose Agenda Item 30 that will basically destroy the Finance Commission and remove their ability to provide any citizen input and oversight to help city council and our city. What message does this send to all citizen participation Boards and Commission if the city can dismantle or destroy them on a whim or worse yet, a vendetta? This is a step in the WRONG direction for Huntington Beach. We need more citizen participation, certainly not less! 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SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meeting Date: 4� '- Agenda Item No: Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 10:36 AM To: Agenda Comment Cc: Fikes, Cathy; CITY COUNCIL Subject: FW: Finance board AGENDA COMMENT From: Craig Frampton<cframpton143@yahoo.com> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 10:29 AM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Finance board I am writing to voice my opposition to any changes to our finance board. This is nothing but a attempt to take away insight from the citizens. Last meeting. Michael Posey and Kim Carr attempted to intimadate the board. Which was highly unethical. Along with Lori Ann. Then Mr Posey allowed Kim Kramer to sit at the table. Kim Kramer is well known in the town for his underhanded ways. I will be there Monday to speak about this blatant attempt by the union. To take away the citizens voice. Thank you. Craig Frampton Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION/ Meeting Date:_ (�✓ 3;; Agenda Item No.: Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 9:50 AM To: Agenda Comment Cc: Fikes, Cathy; CITY COUNCIL Subject: FW: AGENDA COMMENT From: Linda Polkinghorne<lapolkinghorn@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 7:35 AM To:CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Agenda item 30.....really....are you guys going socialist? Why would you approve such a thing when it takes away citizens input??????? SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meeting date: /F _lZ Agenda Item No.: *30 1 Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 9:50 AM To: Agenda Comment Cc: Fikes, Cathy; CITY COUNCIL Subject: FW: Oppose Item 30 AGENDA COMMENT From: Michelle Schomburg<bousky@earthlink.net> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 8:43 AM To:CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject:Oppose Item 30 Dear Mayor Peterson and City Council I urge you to Oppose Agenda Item 30 that will basically destroy the Finance Commission and remove their ability to provide any citizen input and oversight to help city council and our city. What message does this send to all citizen participation Boards and Commission if the city can dismantle or destroy them on a whim or worse yet, a vendetta? This is a step in the WRONG direction for Huntington Beach. We need more citizen participation, certainly not less! Please OPPOSE ITEM 30 Sincerely, Michelle Schomburg 8711 Page Circle HB, CA 92646 SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meeing Data: r/C Agenda ftem No - 7 og9 5-17 Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 9:49 AM To: Agenda Comment Cc: Fikes, Cathy; CITY COUNCIL Subject: FW: OPPOSE Agenda item 30 AGENDA COMMENT SUPPLEMENTALCOMMUNICATION -----Original Message----- Date: „ c� From: Carol Woodworth <cwloveroses@aol.com> MWft Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 8:49 AM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> A99ndS Item No.: � Subject: OPPOSE Agenda item 30 Dear Mayor Peterson and City Council members; I am appalled to see agenda item 30 on your city council agenda. I can't believe you would support effectively eliminating a citizen oversight committee for the crime of actually providing oversight!!! It's no coincidence that after the Commission merely SUGGESTS conducting a STUDY of outsourcing that this item is added to your agenda. How can you appoint citizens to a committee and then suggest they aren't qualified to sit on the committee by suggesting in the agenda item that appointees should have financial backgrounds?! What a slap in the face to your own appointees! The last time the Finance Commission was disbanded, it was because they dared suggest changes to pension calculations. And now because they dare suggest a study to outsource a department you want to neuter them to the point they might as well be disbanded again. It seems to me every time the Finance Commission makes any meaningful suggestions about the city's finances, City Council decides to get rid of them. For those of you who were serving as City Council members when the Finance Commission was re-instated (Mayor Peterson, Council members Posey, DelGleize, and Hardy), I remind you that you VOTED FOR IT.The arguments made during the discussion to re-instate the Commission were primarily transparency which all of you supported at the time. So what's changed? Have you changed your minds about transparency? Have you decided that your appointees aren't smart enough to serve on the Commission? Have you decided that citizens should NOT have an oversight role regarding the city's finances? If citizens should not have financial oversight,what other board or commission needs to be disbanded? How dare you suggest that CITIZENS HAVE LESS INVOLVEMENT, LESS OVERSIGHT AND LESS TRANSPARENCY into the city's finances. Respectfully, Carol Woodworth Former HB Finance Commission Chair 1 Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 9:49 AM To: Agenda Comment Cc: Fikes, Cathy; CITY COUNCIL Subject: FW:Item 30 regarding Finance Commission AGENDA COMMENT From: krica256@aol.com <krica256@aol.com> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 9:23 AM To:CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Item 30 regarding Finance Commission Hello, I am writing as citizen of Huntington Beach to oppose item 30. Leave the Finance Commission alone.lt is a good and necessary thing to have. Christina R. Silva-Salgado 7652 Ontario Dr. Huntington Beach SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Meeting D . 1�- ?; "lf Agenda Item No.,, � 1 Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 9:48 AM To: Agenda Comment Cc: Fikes, Cathy; CITY COUNCIL Subject: FW: Oppose Item 30! AGENDA COMMENT From:Vanessa Santana <customer.service@troxellusa.com> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 9:37 AM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: Oppose Item 30! Oversight! Dear Mayor Peterson and City Council Please oppose agenda Item 30. It will basically dismantle the Finance Commission and remove community oversight. What message does this send to citizen participation Boards and Commissions if the city can dismantle them? This is a step in the WRONG direction. We need more citizen participation, not less! Please OPPOSE ITEM 30!! Respectfully, Vanessa Santana tmA 18392 Enterprise Lane#3 Huntington Beach, CA 92648 P: (714) 847-0880 F: (714) 847-4242 Troxellusa.com SUPPLEMENTAL coMM-UNICATION ADO: lj Agenda(teem!Vo: Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 1:18 PM To: Agenda Comment Cc: Fikes, Cathy; CITY COUNCIL Subject: FW: OPPOSE Agenda Item 30 SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA COMMENT COMMUNICATION Meeft Date: From: Richard Thiel <rthiel@socal.rr.com> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 12:28 PM Age ftem No.. To:CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 30 ',4 Dear Mayor Peterson and City Council I urge you to Oppose Agenda Item 30 that will basically destroy the Finance Commission and remove their ability to provide any citizen input and oversight to help city council and our city. What message does this send to all citizen participation Boards and Commission if the city can dismantle or destroy them on a whim or worse yet, a vendetta? This is a step in the WRONG direction for Huntington Beach. We need more citizen participation, certainly not less! Please OPPOSE ITEM 30!! Sincerely, Name: Richard Thiel Address: 20822 Hunter Lane, Huntington Beach California, 92646 Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 1:18 PM To: Agenda Comment SUPPLEMENTAL Cc: Fikes, Cathy; CITY COUNCIL COMMU ICATION Subject: FW: NO! OPPOSE Agenda Item 30 g Mw ing Date* - AGENDA COMMENT 7G� Agenda Item Ido: .1/6�705 / From:vanessa martinez<rockonbaileybailey@yahoo.com> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 12:22 PM To:CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org>; Gates, Michael <Michael.Gates@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: NO! OPPOSE Agenda Item 30 Dear Mayor Peterson, Michael Gates and City Council, My family and I strongly oppose Agenda Item 30. This will affect every board in the city. Trying to silence citizen participation and voices that don't fit political agendas is shameful. Without checks and balances, the city loses the voice of the people who elected you. As, I am a union employee, my opposition of this issue is solely based on the attempt to silence a recommendation. A recommendation to council has seemed to upset particular council members along with Lori Ann Farrell. Why does a recommendation warrant this agenda item? The violation of the"Brown Act" (as described by those in attendance) at the finance meeting, should be looked at by our city attorney. Michael Posey holding a sidebar with Lori Ann during the meeting is grossly inappropriate and a review of his conduct and ethics should be looked into. Having attended the Design Review Board meeting on May 9th,councilwoman, Lyn Semeta, did NOT seat herself at the DRB table, community members did NOT seat themselves at the DRB table. Yet at the finance meeting you have Kim Kramer sitting alongside Lori Ann?You have Michael Posey and Kim Carr sitting at the board table? What is considered " Best Practices" in our government?The example of council at this meeting was nothing short of disrespectful to our community and the finance commission. The" Brown Act" gives people the opportunity to participate. For example; At the DRB meeting on May 91h, we had room full of artists in attendance. Shammy Dee, was one speaker, another came from Long Beach, our neighbors both spoke, who have artwork displayed at the art center. I myself hold an art degree. We were thankful to the DRB for hearing not only the"Educated Art Community", but ALL neighbors and participants from all over the city. Michael Gioan, did a fantastic job as well, and he lives in Sunset Beach. Everyone, regardless of what credentials they held, had a chance to participate and be heard , and when you eliminate and censure, the community no longer has a voice. 1 When you talk about expertise and credentials, you begin to make this an elitist government, that is by YOUR design and NOT by design of the community that voted you into office. By removing their ability to provide any citizen input and oversight to help city council and our city. What message does this send to all citizen participation Boards and Commission if the city can dismantle or destroy them on a whim? We oppose Agenda Item 30! Sincerely , Vanessa Martinez Hennerty z Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 1:18 PM To: Agenda Comment Cc: Fikes, Cathy; CITY COUNCIL SUPPLEMENTAL Subject: FW: Oppose Item 30 COMMUNICATION ION AGENDA COMMENT Meeting Date: -----Original Message----- - � From: Andrea Billeb<andreabilleb@gmail.com> Agendaitem�•� Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 12:35 PM ` I •To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> ✓u _ S_ Subject: Oppose Item 30 Dear Mayor Peterson and City Council members, As a 30 plus year resident of Huntington Beach, CA, please let it go on the public record that I oppose agenda item 30 and respectfully urge you to vote no on said agenda item. Regards, Andrea Billeb 1 Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 1:18 PM To: Agenda Comment SUPPLEMENTAL Cc: Fikes, Cathy; CITY COUNCIL Subject: FW: OPPOSE Agenda Item 30 COMMUNICATION Meeting Date: AGENDA COMMENT Agenda Item No.• From: Deanna Shapiro<dshapiro30@gmail.com> � Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 12:44 PM To:CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Item 30 Dear Mayor Peterson and City Council, I urge you to OPPOSE Agenda Item 30 that will destroy the Finance Commission and remove their ability to provide any citizen input and oversight to help the City Council and the city of Huntington Beach. The city should not be able to dismantle citizen participation Boards and Commissions on a whim or because they disagree with their suggestions. Silencing citizens is not the way to run our city governement. Please OPPOSE Item 30. Sincerely, Deanna Shapiro 16086 Bonaire Circle Huntington Beach, CA 92649 1 Switzer, Donna From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 1:19 PM To: Agenda Comment Cc: Fikes, Cathy; CITY COUNCIL SUPPLEMENTAL Subject: FW:Agenda Item 30 COMMUNICATION AGENDA COMMENT D Agemle Item No.; .- From: outcasthb@earthlink.net<outcasthb@earthlink.net> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 12:46 PM To: CITY COUNCIL<city.council@surfcity-hb.org> Subject:Agenda Item 30 Dear Mayor Peterson and City Council I urge you to Oppose Agenda Item 30 that will basically destroy the Finance Commission and remove their ability to provide any citizen input and oversight to help city council and our city. What message does this send to all citizen participation Boards and Commission if the city can dismantle or destroy them on a whim or worse yet, a vendetta? This is a step in the WRONG direction for Huntington Beach. We need more citizen participation, certainly not less! This attempt to "silence" a City Board, one that every one of you appointed a member to, is nothing more than a vindictive attempt to shut the public input up just because there are certain Council Members that do not agree with their recommendations. If this is allowed, where will it stop. All city boards will now be looking over their shoulders wondering if they are next just because a Council Member doesn't like what they are doing/recommending. If you don't like what a board is recommending, you don't have to accept said recommendations but desolving a Board because of that is simply wrong. Please OPPOSE ITEM 30!! Sincerely, Name - Chris Young Address - 9031 Niguel Cir Huntington Beach 92646 i